Richard Newell Cooper (June 14, 1934 – December 23, 2020) was an American economist, policy adviser, and academic. Born in

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, Cooper graduated from Oberlin College in 1956 and received a

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from the

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as a

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in 1958. He received his

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from

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in 1962. Cooper was an assistant professor at

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from 1963 to 1966 and was Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics from 1966 to 1977. From 1972 to 1974 he served as provost. Cooper served on the

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from 1961 to 1963 as the senior staff economist. Between 1965 and 1966, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Monetary Affairs in the

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, and between 1977 and 1981 he was the

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. Cooper briefly served as acting Secretary of State under

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for a few hours on May 3, 1980. In 1981, Cooper became Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics at Harvard University. From 1990 to 1992, Cooper was the chairman of the

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. Between 1995 and 1997, he was the chairman of the

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